Massachusetts Health Officials announce first virus variant case. Massachusetts health officials have announced the state’s first case of the more infectious coronavirus variant first found in the United Kingdom. The Department of Public Health says a Boston woman who...

Hingham Police are telling residents to be aware after an elderly resident lost $14,000 to a phone scam. Police Sergeant Steven Dearth says these scams are common. In a recent case, scammers told a 92-year-old woman that her son had been in a fight and was injured....

Gov. Baker: Feds need to do a better job on vaccine pipeline. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Bakers says the federal government needs to do a better job letting states know how much vaccine they can expect to receive so they can best plan how to vaccinate...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says contrary to what some people may think the victims, the young women and men who are exploited, did not choose this type of life because they wanted to. Cruz says a recent...

President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House days before leaving office, becoming the first American president to be impeached twice. The previous three impeachments took months before a final vote, including investigations and hearings. WATD political...

Whitman first responders have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Brockton Hospital is supplying the vaccine to Whitman who has set up their own clinic at the fire department headquarters. Here is Medical director of Brockton Hospital Dr. Dan Muse, who...

In Plymouth, there will be a ballot question in May asking voters if they want a commission to be elected to revise the town charter. The Plymouth Charter Transition Committee, or PCTC, has the required 7,136 certified signatures, meaning the Town Clerk has confirmed...

The East Bridgewater Board of Health announced the sudden passing of current chairman, Bill Hubert. He served on the board for nearly 15 years. Vice-Chairman Myles Heger says Hubert was someone who loved volunteering. “Bill did it because he enjoyed giving back to the...

Middlelboro firefighters were called to the scene of an early morning fire. Chief Lance Benjamino says that at approximately 6:30 a.m. Wednesday they responded to a call for a house fire at 530 Wareham St. Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke and flames showing...

Duxbury will start vaccinating first responders from seven towns this week. WATD's David Cedrone has the story:     Duxbury signed up to be a vaccination sight and will start the process this week at the high school helping out several South Shore towns....

Duxbury officials are ramping up enforcement to protect the snowy owls on Duxbury Beach. Over the past few weeks people have been posting photos on social media of the snowy owls that have been on Duxbury Beach since November. The problem is folks are getting too...

Finding a parking space in Hull this summer may become a challenge. The Hull Selectboard voted in favor of a parking ban that went into effect due to COVID-19 and they have decided to keep the ban on a permanent basis.     That was Hull Selectboard Chair Jen...

In Plymouth, today, the DPW will hold a hearing about takings of certain sections of the properties near the proposed new Brook Road Bridge. Brook Road was for a long time the road from Plymouth to Manomet, it was replaced by State Road.  Not everyone living on the...

Going big: US dispensing shots at stadiums and fairgrounds. The U.S. is entering the second month of the biggest vaccination effort in history with a major expansion of the campaign, opening football stadiums, major league ballparks, fairgrounds and convention centers...